This Interest Group blog is for Arapahoe Library District staff to discuss services, programs and more related to youth services.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Fresh Storytime Ideas

Hi folks! We are halfway through August which means many of us are starting to think about storytimes again. This summer on PUBYAC someone asked for Unusual Storytime Topics--they were getting a little bored with their regular ideas and wanted to get some fresh ideas. The list everyone came up with was really fun. I'm adding the list to this post, but if you'd like to see the full compilation with more commentary, let me know and I will send it to you via email.

Don't forget Lori Romero and I are offering another Storytime Practicum share session. We will be talking about Dialogic Reading--how to ask those open-ended questions that are so powerful for kids developing their language skills. As always, there will be time to share something from your storytime kit with everyone else--a new book you love, a flannel you've made, a song you are having a great time singing. Check with your supervisor and sign up on ALD-U. The class is called Literacy Based Storytime (Practicum) and it is on August 27, Thursday, at the May library. Hope to see you there!

2 comments:

Some of these sound really fun. We've just finished signing up for storytimes through December, but it's good to have something to think about now so we can start looking for supporting materials. That is always a challenge - While I can usually find books, properly themed songs and activities are sometimes harder to come by for the more unusual topics.